Crap End to a Crap Year

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Soooo... not quite sure how to say this, so I'll just come right out with it. 2013 began with a death in early Jan, someone very, very close to me, both physically and emotionally, and my aunt just lost her 7-year battle with cancer on the 30th Dec. In between, was a cheating boyfriend who thought he needed a second chance (he didn't) and a heartbreak from someone who I should never have gotten so close to (but did). On top of that, as a lot of you probably know, I  just belatedly finished high school as well as raising my 5-year-old daughter alone and trying to stave of the black thoughts brought on by a severe case of the lonelies.

So. Basically, I'm finishing off my art commissions, not taking any more, then heading to the beach (it's summer here, dw) for a few days/a week or so straight after my aunt's funeral on Monday. I'm gana try really hard to come on before then, but if not, I might find an Internet cafe and say hi. I haven't been on much for a while, and I'm so far from caught up on my posts it's not even funny, but hopefully after my little break I can fix both of those things. If not, Izzy starts school on the 30th Jan, whereas my uni doesn't start til March, so I'll have a month or so then to get my act together.

Until I see you guys next, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and know that I love you all so, so much. Just being online here with such a wonderful, intelligent, and caring community has been the difference between me dropping the bundle and not in these past few months. I look forward to being back. I just wish I knew exactly how long it'll be before I'm properly back.

All my 's.
Nellie

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Sorry to hear that love. I hope you get to relax and come back to us soon. If you really need someone to talk to about things, feel free to hit the cbox, or the PM button, we will be here for you love.
will miss you when you're gone. ♡♡

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Love you, my friend, and I'm sorry you have had to go through all this. My best to you that good things will happen in 2014. And if you need to vent or anything, I'm just a PM away.

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We're all here for you love Take all the time you need. I'm sorry to hear about the things you're going through, but just know that we are seriously all a PM away if you ever need us. If there's anything I can do, you know where to find me.

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Thank you so much guys. See, this *points at all the lovely supportive comments* this is why I love being here. All of the hugs.

I'm tentatively back now *knocks on wood*, but I might still disappear for a day or two here or there, I'm not sure. I missed you guys so much.

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Glad you are back, my friend. You're my RP Soul Mate, and I don't feel completely right here without you.

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Yay for being back! Sounds like you had a rough time but we are all here for you if it's summer there, where are you? I'm in Australia and enjoying summer as well! (bit too hot though)

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Yay for being back! Sounds like you had a rough time but we are all here for you if it's summer there, where are you? I'm in Australia and enjoying summer as well! (bit too hot though)

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Oh L.J., how did I survive before we met?

I'm in Melbourne, so it's heat-wave week. I went down to the coast to chillax (which ended up being full of drama, because of course it was. My life= whatevenisthis idon'tunderstand), but it was 46 or something ridiculous yesterday, today it's like 41 or 42, and a ringtail possum was dehydrated in my driveway yesterday for six hours before repeatedly assaulting my mum as we tried to get it into a box to take it to the animal hospital. I feel bad saying this, but it was kinda funny.

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Wow :/ yeah I've heard about the temperature down there this week. Lots of fires happening again, too, which is awful. I'm up in Sydney and the temperature has been much more bearable here- although still too hot for my tastes as I grew up in Hobart and am used to temperatures down there!

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Omg, Hobart would be perfect right now. No- scratch that, Antarctica would be awesome right now.

Yeah, they're saying it's as bad as the year of Black Saturday. Already got a couple of little, unconstrained bushfires travelling south and east around Geelong and Warnambool. And it's been over 45 every day this week in Echuca. Glad I got bak to Melbz when I did, I was down past Geelong this time last week. :/

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Welcome back Nellie!

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Wow thats so horrible I really hope that the fires ease up and as few as possible homes are lost. Bushfires are brutal